Note: Everything is here...all spooled up with a weight forward floating fly line and tapered leader. All you have to do is tie on a fly and start fishing.

Length: 9'0"

The 5-6 Weight:

The most versatile of the line weights

Fishes well for all but the smallest and all but the largest trout

Also performs adequately for smaller bass

Fishes well when using small, medium and larger(not massive) sized flies

Allows for longer casts yet performs short casts well

Great For:

Trout

Bream

Panfish

Smallmouth Bass

Mid-Size Streams & Rivers

Weight Class

Actual Line Weight (gr.)

Allowable Variation (gr.±)

5 wt

140 gr.

6

6 wt

160 gr.

8

Standardized line weights as defined by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA, formerly AFTMA).
Weights are given in grains (7000 grains/pound or 437 1/2 grains/ounce), measured by weighing the front 30 feet of the fly line.